Long O with Magic -e Spelling

Today, we are learning about the Long O Sound with the Magic -e like in home, note and stone. 

New Book: Soap Boat

We have read a new book from the Starfall webpage with the Long O Sound: book 11, Soap Boat.

You can click on the link below to read it again. Enjoy!

https://www.starfall.com/h/ltr-classic/ 

Long O with -ow Spelling

Today, we are learning about the -ow spelling of the Long O Sound like in snow, blow and grow. 

The Tin Soldier

This Thursday we will go to La Villa Theater to see the play The Tin Soldier. Do you know this story? Let´s watch it together!

/oa/ Review Riddle Game and New Book

Today, we reviewed the words that have the /oa/ spelling with a riddle game and we read a new book from the Starfall page, Soap Boat. 

Click on the link below to read Book 11, Soap Boat:

https://www.starfall.com/h/ltr-classic/

Long O with the -oa Spelling

We are learning about the Long O Sound with the -oa spelling like in boat, road and soap. Remember that the -oa spelling goes at the beginning or in the middle of the word, never at the end. 

Dragons

I thought you might enjoy some stories about dragons. This is the story of George and the Dragon by Chris  Wormell that we read today. Enjoy!😉

Would you like to hear some more stories about dragons? Enjoy!

There´s No Such Thing As A Dragon by Jack Kent:

This the story of The Knight and the Dragon by Tomie DePaola:

Would you like to learn how to draw a dragon? Remember to use a pencil first!

Completing Sentences with Spelling Words

Today, we completed our Long I workbook. We did this worksheet in which we had to complete the sentences with our spelling words. 

Long i Spelling Words Review

Today, we have continued working with the Long i  words for the spelling test on Friday. 

Long /i/ with -igh spelling Dictionary Copy

Today, reviewed  the -igh spelling of the Long I sound like in night, right and sight. In this spelling, the letters -gh are silent. We learned that we live in Ejea de los Caballeros/Ejea of the Knights. We copied and illustrated our vocabulary in our dictionary. You can listen to us reading the words in the video below. 😃

Long I Spelling Words

Nota para padres: Hoy he mandado las palabras a estudiar para el dictado. Abajo repaso las palabras de esta ficha en un vídeo. 

This week, we have continued to review the Long I Sound. It can be written:

-i like in tiger, spider and lion
-y like in my, fly and sky
-ie like in flies, cries and butterflies
-igh like in light, night and high
-i_e like in like, bike, and kite

Can you read these words?

New Book: Hide and Seek

Today, we read a new book called Hide and Seek. Let´s read it again together!

Long I: -igh spelling and worksheet

Today, we are learning that the Long I sound can be written with -igh like in night, light, sight and firefighter. We also completed a worksheet with some of this vocabulary. 

Long /i/ Sound with -i Spelling

We know that sometimes the letter i makes a short sound like in big, sit and pig. But today, we reviewed that it also makes the long sound like in Friday, triangle and tiger. We copied the words in our Phonics Dictionary. You can practice saying the words with us in the video below. 

Easter Break Activities

Hello!

Here are some fun things to have a look at during Easter Break. Enjoy!😊

Here you will find lots of books read aloud for you:

https://sites.google.com/view/storieshavefunwithcoco/home

Learn how to draw the Easter Rabbit (Bunny):

You can also make an Easter Bunny Bookmark:

Make Easter Rabbits with paper:

Enjoy these videos about the Easter Rabbit!

Long I with the Magic -e Dictionary Copy

Today, we continued to work with the Long I sound spelled with the Magic -e like in bike, kite and time. We copied the words in our Phonics Dictionary.

New Book: Sky Ride

This week, we are reading a new book called Sky Ride (book 8) from the Starfall page. You can read it again here:

https://www.starfall.com/h/ltr-classic/

Long i with the Magic -e

Today, we are learning about the Long i Sound with the Magic -e spelling like in bike, five and nine. Let´s have a look at the vocabulary and play a game! We also did these vocabulary worksheets from our packet!

Long I Worksheets

Today, we worked on our Long I workbook. We completed this worksheet:

The Sounds of the Letter Yy

Today, we reviewed the three different sounds of the letter Yy. Then, we sorted the words on the board. You can see us do it in the video below. 

Did you know that the letter y is a consonant and a vowel? When it is at the beginning of a word, it is a consonant like in yogurt, yo-yo and yes. When it is at the end of a word by itself, it is a vowel and can make two sounds:

-Long E like in happy, mommy and rainy (in long words)

-Long I like in my, fly and cry (in short words)

Yy as a consonant:

Long I sound with -ie spelling

Today, we reviewed the Long I sound and song. We also copied some words with the -ie spelling in our Phonics Dictionary. 

Long I with -y and -ie Spellings

This week, we have started to review the Long I sound with the -y and -ie spellings like in fly, cry and spy as well as flies, cries and spies. Let´s review!

Group writing using our spelling words

Today, we used our spelling words to write sentences. Then, we copied them in our notebook. Have a look!

Long /e/ Sound: -ey Dictionary Copy

Today, we learned about the -ey spelling of the Long /e/ Sound like in monkey, donkey and keys.

We also copied the -ey words in our Phonics Dictionary. 

Long /e/ Spelling Words

Next Friday (February 27th), we are going to have our Long /e/ spelling test (exam). Do you remember how to spell the words? Let´s review by playing the riddle game.

Long /e/ Word Sort

Today, we reviewed the spellings of the Long /e/ sound that we have learned about so far:

-e like in zero, me and even

-ee like in bee, green and sheep

-ea like in eat, seal and tea

-y like in happy, sunny and candy

-ie like cookie, mommies and candies

-e_e like in Pete, these and here

Then, we did this word sort worksheet:  

Long /e/: -y and -ie spellings and plurals of words that end in -y

Today, we have reviewed the Long /e/ Sound with the -y spelling and learned about the -ie spelling:

-y like in happy, sunny and family

-ie like in families, candies and babies

Do you know that singular words that end in -y and make the Long /e/ sound transform the letter -y to -ies to make the plural?

one mommy, two mommies

one family, many families

one cherry, many cherries 

We copied the -ie words in our Phonics Dictionary.

Long /e/ Worksheets

Today, we reviewed the -ee, -ea, -e and -y spellings of the Long /e/ Sound by completing this vocabulary worksheet.

The Letter Yy - My Family

Today we reviewed that when the letter Yy

-is at the beginning of a word, it is a consonant and it makes the same sound as in yogurt, yellow and yes.

-is at the end of a word, it is a vowel and it can make the Long E sound like in happy, January and sunny.

We are reading the book My Family on starfall.com:

http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/load.htm

You can print this book here:

https://teach.starfall.com/lv/global/documents/downloads/yv-myfamily.pdf 

Can you read these words?

My Family and the different sounds of the letter Yy

We are continuing to read book 15, My Family. 

Did you know the letter y is a consonant and a vowel? 

When it is at the beginning of a word, it is a consonant like in yogurt, yo-yo and yes. 

When it is at the end of a word on its own, it is a vowel and make two sounds:

-Long E like in happy, mommy and rainy

-Long I like in my, fly and cry

Click on the link below to play the games and read the book again:

https://www.starfall.com/h/ltr-classic/

Long /e/ with -y spelling

Today, we learned that the Long /e/ sound can also be written with -y like in happy, rainy, and baby. Then, we copied the vocabulary in our Phonics Dictionary. Let´s Review!

Long /e/ with -e spelling and using pronouns

Today, we learned that the letter -e can make two sounds:

- the short /e/ sound like in ten, hen and pet

- the long /e/ sound like in zero, hero, and she

Do you know that he, she, we and me are pronouns? We practiced making lots of sentences with these special words:

-He is a boy.

-She is a girl.

-Give me the marker. 

-We are in class.

-She is sitting.

-We are working.

-He is eating.

Can you think of any more sentences using he, she and we?